Here are the COVID-19-related updates for the week of Jan. 31:

All known CC student cases, regardless of whether exposure occurred at CC, appear on the CC COVID-19 dashboard.
In-person dining in Rastall Café is back!
Faculty and staff: Here’s where to get COVID tests.
Students: Plan your COVID-friendly event.

The Return of In-person Dining

President Richardson announced Friday morning: campus dining at Rastall Café is back open for dine-in service and all regular meals.  We have been able to achieve our goal of being together in person this year because you have been doing your part to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Updated dining hours are available here.

Bon Appétit als0 sells reusable take-out containers for $10. Bring your clean container to Rastall if you’d like to fill your to-go box and eat elsewhere. This program is open to students, faculty, and staff.

Delayed Shipment of Employee COVID-19 Test Kits

The college is out of COVID-19 test kits for faculty and staff due to a shipment delay. Sorry for the inconvenience; the campus community will be notified when tests are available again for pickup. Here’s a list of free COVID-19 testing sites across the state, with many in the Colorado Springs area. You can order free COVID-19 tests  via this link as part of the federal testing program and here to order from the Colorado at-home testing program.

 Students: Ready to Plan an Event?

It’s possible to host a successful in-person event while also taking care to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by following CC’s COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols. Have questions about how you can:

Be involved in digital programming?
Support your student organization?
Start planning for the spring?

Email campusactivities@coloradocollege.edu to set up an apporintment to chat with Campus Activities’ professional staff or stop by Worner 230 to talk with student interns about the possibilities.

Drop-ins: Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m., Campus Activities staff and student interns available to answer questions
By appointment: email  Amy Hill  or  Allis Werkmeister  for availability

Campus Activities encourages you as soon as you envision hosting an event, please review the event planning checklist in detail, request a space in Ungerboeck, and schedule a student event summit meeting to discuss the details and to learn more about the requirements of COVID-19 risk mitigation in event planning. Please note: The minimum advance notice required to plan an event is 10 days; 10 days advance notice, however, is not a guarantee and all student events are dependent upon space and staff availability.

You Can Still Get Free KN95 Masks 

As part of the State of Colorado’s ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and assist in the mitigation of virus spread, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will offer KN95 and surgical-grade masks for free at public libraries, fire stations, recreation centers, VFWs, YMCAs, and high-traffic community centers that have agreed to be local redistribution points. Masks will be available at these locations, including the Pikes Peak Library District.

First-year Winter Start students take advantage of a late-night opportunity to embrace their artistic side at the Bemis School of Art. With a wide variety of activities including oil painting, watercolors, sculpting, and pottery throwing, everyone had a chance to try something different, introduce themselves to their fellow students, and get a head start on making CC memories. Photo by Joshua Birndorf ’20.

Check the Updated CC COVID Data Dashboard 

The  CC COVID-19 dashboard  shows all known CC student cases. It provides quick access to COVID-19 metrics on campus, including daily and weekly COVID-19 testing numbers and positive test results. For questions regarding this dashboard, please contact  Ben Moffitt  in the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness. 

To easily access all things COVID, details of our COVID-19 response are broken down into categories here: Health; Mitigation and Campus Protocols; Testing and Quarantine; and When Off Campus. You will also find answers to frequently asked questions, as well as a listing of all campus messages. If you have additional concerns about COVID-19 or our campus response, direct them to:  covid19@coloradocollege.edu. Remember, there are numerous resources on campus for support and assistance, including the  Counseling Center,  the Chaplain’s Office,  Employee Assistance Plan, the  Butler Center, the  Advising Hub, and the  Wellness Resource Center. 

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